Constant net connection required to play Assassin's Creed 2 on PC

jmke · 17th February 2010, 20:33

We've just received Assassin's Creed 2 and Settlers VII for review, and verified with Ubisoft that the DRM is the same as the boxed product. If you get disconnected while playing, you're booted out of the game. All your progress since the last checkpoint or savegame is lost, and your only options are to quit to Windows or wait until you're reconnected.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com...35290&site=pcg

17th February 2010, 21:11

Oh c'mon, this is absolutely lame. And it won't surprise me if this anti-piracy measurement is bypassed after a few months.
Every person with a bit of common sense knows that 'dropping you out of the game and discarding all your progess' is a ginormous reason NOT to buy the game (and just waiting for a cracked version that doesn't get you frustrated).

17th February 2010, 23:59

Probably will be bypassed in days.

It is possible to play any Steam game without an account, online, even on secured servers without detection, and I'd consider Steam's setup to be more secure than most.

17th February 2010, 20:33	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,019	Constant net connection required to play Assassin's Creed 2 on PC We've just received Assassin's Creed 2 and Settlers VII for review, and verified with Ubisoft that the DRM is the same as the boxed product. If you get disconnected while playing, you're booted out of the game. All your progress since the last checkpoint or savegame is lost, and your only options are to quit to Windows or wait until you're reconnected. http://www.computerandvideogames.com...35290&site=pcg __________________

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17th February 2010, 21:11	#2
wutske Posts: n/a	Oh c'mon, this is absolutely lame. And it won't surprise me if this anti-piracy measurement is bypassed after a few months. Every person with a bit of common sense knows that 'dropping you out of the game and discarding all your progess' is a ginormous reason NOT to buy the game (and just waiting for a cracked version that doesn't get you frustrated).

17th February 2010, 23:59	#3
Kougar Posts: n/a	Probably will be bypassed in days. It is possible to play any Steam game without an account, online, even on secured servers without detection, and I'd consider Steam's setup to be more secure than most.